New Orleans is my favorite city in the USA. Colorful historic homes. Live music around every corner. Friendly people who will drop everything to have a conversation with you. And of course, the food. New Orleans cuisine is like nowhere else in the country. Watch all the way to the end of the video to see what happens when local Louisiana ingredients meet European, African, Caribbean, and Native American culinary traditions.
Here’s a list of where we went and what we ate:
1. Clesi’s Seafood Restaurant: A seafood joint specializing in spicy crawfish boils! We try the crawfish boil, of course, and massive Gulf oysters — the biggest I’ve ever eaten!
2. Parkway Bakery & Tavern: A neighborhood favorite for po’boys that has been around since 1911! We try the classic fried shrimp po’boy and the surf & turf po’boy with fried shrimp and gravy-smothered roast beef.
3. Mandina’s Restaurant: An old-school New Orleans that is the go-to for generations of locals. On the menu: New Orleans classics like fried seafood and gumbo and Southern-Italian fusion. We try the catfish almandine with fries and grilled shrimp over pasta bordelaise.
Check out musician Shawan Rice, captured on the streets of the French Quarter!
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